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Direct linkVaade, Elizabeth; McCready, Bo – Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (NJ1), 2011
Dramatic changes in the higher education landscape and the recent recession have intensified the challenges students face in postsecondary enrollment and completion. In response, some states, communities, and institutions have developed "postsecondary opportunity programs (POPs)"--comprehensive college access and success programs…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Eligibility, School Choice, Public Policy
Peer reviewedWilcox, Lee – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
Although college missions, goals, and resources vary widely, institutions can assess the impact of financial aid and make strategic decisions to advance enrollment objectives. Such research requires specification of institutional goals and the relative priority of quality, quantity, diversity, and cost, and data on previous cohorts. New…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Program Effectiveness
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1990
The study examined early tuition-guarantee programs for disadvantaged students to determine their characteristics, key issues, and effectiveness. The study found four different types of programs: (1) sponsorship programs in which one individual or organization provides intensive academic help, mentoring, and other services to a small, broad-based…
Descriptors: College Programs, Disadvantaged, Donors, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMurray, David – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
Without an institutional research office to look at recruitment and retention programs, DePauw University (Indiana) relies heavily on institutional trend data and comparative information to assess the effectiveness of three initiatives: recruitment of large numbers of minority students, strategic use of financial aid, and use of market…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
This document, the 1987-89 statewide (Indiana) performance report, addresses 14 objectives that the state, through its educational institutions, strived to achieve. The report is organized around the strategic directions adopted by the State Commission for Higher Education as part of its work plan for 1987-90. The objectives successfully achieved…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Equipment, Educational Objectives
Jaramillo, James A. – 1992
In order to propose solutions to expressed Hispanic minority student recruitment problems, this study assessed the strengths and weaknesses of several University of Colorado at Boulder Hispanic student recruitment agencies. Data collection involved interviews with nine minority recruiting agency representatives, two retention agency…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agency Cooperation, College Students, Diversity (Institutional)
